What do seed provide, protein?

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Learningthehobby
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What do seed provide, protein?

Post: # 66464Post Learningthehobby
Sat Jan 11, 2020 6:01 pm

If you have a seed harvester colony like the messor barbarus, what can you expect seeds (any seeds?) to provide them? Is it protein, making insect types of food uneccecary.
Btw is there a substitute for insect food (at least for the beginning), like chicken and other types of meat (preferably cooked?) ?

PTasker15
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Re: What do seed provide, protein?

Post: # 66496Post PTasker15
Mon Jan 13, 2020 7:52 pm

I dont really Keep Ants much more,But One of My Hobbies Being Gardening,I Would say The Following would be Nutritious and Easy to get in for A Measly ant.

Marigolds
Grass
Lettuce
Keeping ants for 6 years now.

Current Species: Camponotus pennsylvanicus, Camponotus decipiens,Camponotus snellingi Solenopsis invicta,Nylanderia sp,Brachmyrmex patagonicus,Pheidole obscurothorax,Pheidole moerens,Pachycondyla harpax

Learningthehobby
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Re: What do seed provide, protein?

Post: # 66531Post Learningthehobby
Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:03 am

Thank you very much, gardening seems like a lot of fun

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